Jordan Russell who once saved a drowning child is jailed for theft

Jordan Russell, 35, became a hero when he saved the life of an 11-year-old girl who had been swept out to sea in August last year.

But 15 months later, Russell, of no fixed abode, was put behind bars for numerous thefts of alcohol and meat from various retailers, including B&M and Asda.

He was also sentenced for stealing a television and £270 worth of bicycle equipment from a caravan in St Osyth. It was Russell’s third strike for burglary and he was sentenced to three years in prison.

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Roland James Ford jailed after buying condoms and lube to meet 15-year-old boy

Roland Ford was jailed for five years

Roland James Ford, 51, made contact with a 15-year-old boy he found on the gay dating app Grindr in July.

Ford, using the display name ‘Harlownow’ and his actual age, asked the boy how old he was before replying to him: "Oh sorry I didn’t realise you were that young. Was going to ask if you wanted your **** sucked but I guess you’re too young for that."

They arranged a time for Ford to pick up the ‘boy’ in his BMW in a car park by The Stow shopping centre on July 20.

The 15-year-old was actually a male investigator for CSE Interceptors, who called Essex Police to inform them of Ford’s activities.

They dispatched two police cars to the meeting place to arrest him and found lubricant and unused condoms in the glove compartment.

Ford, of Wedgewood Drive, Harlow, had a previous conviction of sexual activity with a male under the age of 16.

He received a five-year prison sentence and a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for life when he appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court for sentencing.